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BRIEFS
January 21, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate drops 0.9pc to US$970/TEU, surges 11.6pc to USWC
  • Members of Ocean Alliance extend partnership until 2027
  • APL expands port rotation of CDX with calls at Guayaquil and Ensenada
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan overtakes Shenzhen to be 3rd largest box port globally
  • ONE bags two box loading records in two consecutive weeks
  • Maersk uses Avantida platform for empty box management with street turn
  • DSV launches US$4b bid for Panalpina
  • Freight forwarders will clear up mess left behind by Brexit politicians: BIFA
  • Panalpina uses Mexico-US-UK-Luxembourg services for plan B Brexit
  • FedEx Express to acquire to express business of Israel's Flying Cargo Group
  • Delta and Virgin to move cargo handling to new dnata Heathrow facility

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 20, 2019
  • CMA CGM banking covenants
  • CONCOR's inaugural coastal shipping service vessel calls at New Mangalore Port
  • Integrated Service Solutions (ISS) Global Forwarding acquires Multi Moving Systems
  • Is your pharmaceuticals/high value shipment properly monitored?
  • Ocean Alliance extended until 2027
  • BASF to partner with Adani to evaluate investment in acrylics value chain in Mundra
  • Chennai Port achieves crude discharge record
  • Global chemical major announces mega investment in port of Antwerp
  • Mumbai Port unions & Cochin Shipyard agree on deputation of dry dock employees to CSL Mumbai ship repair unit
  • Poland's Szczecin rated best performing among dry bulk terminals
  • Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 sees a slew of investment proposals in ports sector
  • Leather exports may clock 5-6 pc growth this fiscal

International Transport Journalweb site
  • "We'll continue to grow"
  • UK forwarder invests heavily in fleet expansion
  • Tigers accelerates air cargo exports in Australia
  • LoManto Aurichio named CII executive director
  • Canadian firm introduces outsourcing fleet solution
  • First Cargologic Germany freighter lands at future base
  • Baltic Sea ports set up new cooperation project
  • Gruber rolls out My Desk
  • Noatum Terminal Málaga finds replacement director
  • Another step forward for Belgrade-Budapest rail line
  • APL enhances Latin American connections
  • Nordic GSSA goes live with cargo management platform
  • Unicarriers delivers forklift fleet to Nex Logistics
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Imperial Logistics strengthens Swiss office
  • Freightliner lands large bulk haulage contract
  • 2018 - favourable for Spanish ports
  • Lynden Air Cargo crosses last frontier

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • Box carriers gaining from oil price slump, Brexit and robust rates
  • Supply chain radar: DSV & Panalpina - 'The only question is the final price tag'
  • Analysis: DSV + Panalpina - from Basel to the sleeping tiger of logistics disruption
  • CSX cuts away the 'crazy stuff' and intermodal revamp starts to pay dividends
  • Drone chaos 'highlights air cargo's over-reliance on south-east airports'
  • Size now matters to FedEx as it joins scramble for bulky home deliveries
  • Retailers hit for added transport costs as 'wardrobing' becomes the fashion
  • Tiffany King and Jeannie Stewart new VPs of people services at Crowley
  • All the winners as Dame Kelly Holmes hosts the Bifa Awards
  • Sandro Knecht is new chief commercial officer at Imperial Logistics

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • Deltamarin contracted to continue Titanic II design
  • Algoma buys three Oldendorff ships, extends YSL newbuild options
  • Gard: Scrubber washwater discharge bans set to spread
  • Evac's latest acquisition is Transvac Systems
  • Incat Tasmania to build new vessel for Trinidad and Tobago

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • Algoma funds bulker deal with newbuilding cancellation refund
    Algoma looks for extension to decide on replacement contracts at the Yanzijiang shipyard in China
  • US market fears tariff pinch
    Retailers, shippers and carriers are on tenterhooks as the 90-day trade truce reaches its climax
  • The Interview: Dimitris Fafalios
    Intercargo's new chairman lays out the dry cargo association's approach to 2020
  • US shippers voice anger at new street turn fees
    Shippers report that fees have been introduced by three lines and that they fear other shipping lines will join them...
  • Polish port tops BIMCO's dry bulk terminal vetting report
    Shipping association vetting report notes improved communication but highlights persistent problems, including inadequate waste reception facilities and restricted ganagways at...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Breaking down the silos
    Listen to the latest edition of Lloyd's List's weekly podcast - your weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping in...
  • Gap between potential and reality for LNG
    There is an urgency to get these projects off the ground as power stations need to be fed and local...
  • CMA CGM unites shortsea operations under single brand
    CMA CGM seeks to provide a single entry point for European shortsea and logistics operation under its recently acquired Containerships...
  • OOIL poised to order 23,000 teu LNG-ready sextet
    The orders, if they materialise, will send OOIL's 20,000-teu class fleet to 12 units, enough to allow the company to...
  • North P&I wins post-Brexit approval to trade in Irish Republic
    From February 20, members and policyholders with a European Economic Area place of management will be insured by Dublin-based North...
  • China's purchases of US crude fell on trade war jitters
    Chinese purchases of US crude amounted to an average of 260,000 barrels per day in in the latter two months...
  • Daily Briefing
    Maersk said to be close to sale of Hamburg Süd's bulker and tanker unit | Spotlight falls on cargo inaccuracies...
  • Indonesia to break through with its second mini LNG
    PLN Geothermal is aiming to have the regas unit up and running in the third quarter of this year as...
  • First cargo of US LPG shipped to China in six months
    Despite some signs of progress in trade talks, most traders remain sceptical that the situation will change in the short...
  • Qingdao Port joins blockchain consortium GSBN
    QPG chairman Li Fengli says GSBN will allow the largest port in northern China to establish closer co-operation with global...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • Container congestion ripples to US interior
  • New Vancouver fee promises faster cargo clearance
  • East Coast ports rev up Midwest cargo efforts
  • First 2019 Asia-Europe spot rate hike fails
  • Better Mexico intermodal key to attract smaller shippers
  • Investor Oaktree makes project cargo pivot to Watco
  • Infographic: New US chassis model emerges

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • American Club claims stance in Gourdomichalis case is business as usual
    The American Club claims it came to the defence of a member as it would any other in litigation over Gourdomichalis brothers-linked bulker seized on the Columbia River. American Club accused of aiding chairman in lawsuit The comments came after the New York protection and indemnity mutual was accused in court papers filed in Brooklyn federal court last week of bolstering the defence of the club'
  • Bulkers still not ready to swap famine for feast, says Alphabulk
    Cargo volumes are growing at a faster rate than the already oversupplied fleet, research shows
  • Exmar shares climb on fresh buy rating
    Exposure to two improving markets has helped Exmar secure an initial buy rating from Kepler Cheuvreux. Shares in the Nicolas Saverys-led shipowner climbed today after the initiation report, which placed an €8.5 per share target price on the stock. Oslo's gas giants see share prices shine on US data Exmar set for rebirth after fixing out floating LNG unit Analysts Petter Haugen and Vetle Joha
  • Deltamarin to design Clive Palmer's Titanic II
    Australian shipowner Clive Palmer has again contracted Finnish group Deltamarin to design his new Titanic II cruiseship. His Blue Star Line has awarded a deal covering design, consultancy and project management services for the delayed $500m project. Deltamarin will modify an existing blueprint for the replica liner to meet the latest rules and regulations, including the SOLAS 2020 requirements
  • Great Eastern offloads veteran VLGC
    India's Great Eastern Shipping has struck a deal to sell an elderly LPG carrier. It said an unnamed buyer will take delivery of the 75,209-cbm Jag Vishnu (built 1994) in the first half of its current financial year. In October, brokers said Bharat Petroleum Corp has fixed Jag Vishnu for six months at $21,900 per day, with the option to extend the hire by a further period of three months. The co
  • CSSC Holdings set to snap two-year losing streak
    Shanghai-listed flagship unit of China State Shipbuilding Corp expects positive results for 2018 due to large one-off profit.
  • Melina Travlos makes ultramax market debut
    Greek owner Melina Travlos has made her first foray into the ultramax market to bring the size of her dry bulk fleet to four ships, according to market sources. London-based brokers identify Travlos company Neptune Dry as buyer of the 61,000-dwt ultramax Loch Nevis (built 2016), reportedly for $24.5m. Managers at the Piraeus-based company were not immediately available to comment on the informat
  • Nordseewerke bankrupt for second time in six months
    Germany's Fosen Nordseewerke has filed for bankruptcy again following its takeover by Norway's Fosen Group last year. The filing is the shipbuilder's fourth in six years. The Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung cited a company statement as saying the move was necessary because shareholders could not reach an agreement on joint financing of operations. The state government wants to maintain the ship
  • Augustea Navigation sells post-panamax bulker to miner
    Division of a Hong Kong-listed mining and mineral trading company has bought the ship.
  • MV Werften buys Neptun Ship Design
    German shipyard MV Werften has beefed up its offering with the takeover of Neptun Ship Design. Rostock-based Neptun is Germany's largest vessel designer. It will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the MV Werften group, adding 120 staff. "We are pleased about the gain and the new, experienced colleagues in our team," said MV Werften managing director Peter Fetten. "Their know-how is well known to
  • CSAV ruling gives shippers advantage in cargo damage cases
    The UK supreme court has overturned a ruling that set a precedent in favour of shipowners when cargoes arrive damaged. Lord Jonathan Sumption rejected a 2016 court of appeal judgement in favour of Chilean line CSAV in a dispute with cargo owner Volcafe over coffee beans shipped from Colombia to Germany. He said the court was wrong to overturn the original finding that evidence fell short of prov
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding strikes upbeat note after $550m VLCC order flurry this week
    Shipbuilder says focus is on crude and LNG contracts as part of push for greater profitability.
  • Axel Hopfner teams up with Christoph Bruhn
    Boutique Hamburg S&P and newbuilding outfit grows with appointment of former Howe Robinson broker
  • KCC clears the way for share issue ahead of IPO
    Norway's Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has paved the way for a share issue in connection with its upcoming IPO. The company said a general meeting on Friday authorised the board to sell new stock worth NOK 20m ($2.34m) in connection with the float. Norwegian Car Carriers eyes growth after profitable year It has also converted to a public limited company and will be inviting new investors
  • Oslo's gas giants see share prices shine on US data
    Avance Gas and BW LPG stocks shooting up fuelled by bright outlook on US inventories.
  • CSSC Guangxi inks debut order with LPG carrier deal
    The greenfield CSSC Guangxi Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering yard in China has won its first order. Brokers report domestic owner Hainan Zhaogang Marine as contracting a 5,000-cbm LPG carrier at the yard. Delivery will be in 2020, but no price was given. The owner has two 2,500-cbm LPGCs built in 2007 and 2011, and a 1,606-cbm veteran built in 1979. CSSC Guangxi controls CSSC Guangxi Guij
  • FSL Trust sells product tanker as fleet renewal continues
    Some cash from sale will go towards newbuilding pair ordered in December.
  • Fitch: banks' recovery uncertain after Hanjin yard's filing
    Ratings agency Fitch has said lenders' recovery is uncertain after the filing for rehabilitation last week by Hanjin's Subic Bay shipyard HHIC-Phil. It added that the move highlights the risks to Philippine banks' asset quality from concentrated loan portfolios. "We believe several of HHIC-Phil's creditor banks have been monitoring the borrower, with some paring exposure in recent years, even th
  • MacAndrews merged into CMA CGM's Containerships
    CMA CGM is merging its short-sea line MacAndrews into the newly acquired Containerships operation. The French boxship giant said the brand would disappear on 1 April, with the Containerships name surviving. It bought Finland's Containerships last year. The aim is to create a leading intra-European carrier, unlocking "major synergies" along the way. MacAndrews was taken over in 2002 and merged
  • Oldendorff Carriers sells five self-unloaders amid pool exit
    Three ships have been divested to Canadian owner alongside German company's stake in CSL International Pool. Two more head to China.
  • Arrested Murmansk bulker up for auction
    An arrested Russian bulker is going under the hammer in the US. The US Marshal is selling Murmansk Shipping's 23,600-dwt Pomorye (built 2007). An independent valuation priced the vessel at $9.825m. Murmansk Shipping bulker arrested in Denmark But the reserve price and opening minimum bid is $2.5m. The sale is pursuant to a US court order made as a result of non-payment of a fee during a call
  • AVIC and SDTR firm up deal for 10 kamsarmaxes
    Chinese groups ink new eco-bulkers at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co.
  • North P&I hedges Brexit bets with Irish move
    UK insurer North P&I has secured post-Brexit authorisation to trade in Ireland. The Central Bank of Ireland will allow its subsidiary North of England P&I DAC to operate as a non-life insurance business, whether the UK leaves the European Union on 29 March or not. This guards it against the expected loss of existing EU financial services 'passporting' rights after Brexit. From 20 February, memb
  • Trinidad and Tobago returns to Australia for new ro-pax
    Caribbean islands adds to 94 metre high-speed ferry booked at Austal early last month.
  • Gard reveals extent of open-loop scrubber restrictions
    Beware of local restrictions before discharging washwater from exhaust gas scrubbing, warns P&I club.
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries bags suezmax tanker order double
    Meanwhile, Daewoo confirms Oman tanker order includes an option for a third VLCC.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • Customs brokers feel pinch of government shutdown
    Various duty refund programs remain on hold as numerous CBP employees are on furlough during the federal government shutdown.
  • Heavy volumes increase congestion at major U.S. ports
    Relief is expected when volumes dip after Lunar New Year, which begins Feb. 5.
  • EU releases draft mandates for trade talks with U.S.
    Agriculture is excluded from the draft mandates on industrial goods tariffs and conformity assessment, which must be approved by EU member states' governments before the bloc can start trade agreement negotiations with the U.S.
  • Port of Los Angeles tenants trim operations
    SpaceX's lease on a 19-acre site at the port will end in February, while Cal Cartage will close its warehouse on an 85-acre site in July.
  • Lawmakers turn up export control heat on Chinese telecoms
    Under the proposed Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act, Chinese telecoms that violate U.S. sanctions would face "the same severe punishment" as ZTE.
  • Kansas City Southern posts 2018 results
    Net income totaled $629.4 million for the year, while revenues reached $2.71 billion.
  • J.B. Hunt's earnings fall in 2018 despite higher revenues

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • OPEC urges redoubling of efforts to achieve market balance
    The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee of the OPEC and non-OPEC coalition has called on its members to redouble their efforts.
  • IEA raises 2019 non-OPEC oil supply growth estimate to 1.6 million b/d
    The International Energy Agency on Friday raised its estimate of the increase in non-OPEC oil supply this year.
  • US E&P capex likely to remain flat to down on year in 2019: Schlumberger
    US onshore E&P capital investments in 2019 are likely to be flat to slightly down from last year.
  • US judge pauses Atlantic oil, gas seismic permits during shutdown
    A federal judge on Friday blocked the US Interior Department from issuing permits for seismic testing for oil and natural gas reserves along the US East Coast.
  • Oil sustains early-session rally to settle higher
    Crude futures held onto an early-session upswing to settle just under intraday highs Friday.
  • European HSFO stocks little changed in Nov on conflicting sentiment: IEA
    European high sulfur fuel oil stocks edged down slightly in November.
  • Japan's Nov bonded bunker fuel oil sales rise 6% from Oct
    Japan sold 2.85 million barrels of bonded bunker fuel oil in November.
  • LNG bunkering set to accelerate globally in 2019: SEA\LNG
    "The economic case for LNG as the marine fuel of choice for newbuilds is growing stronger each month," Keller said.
  • Singapore may witness robust bunker sales for third consecutive year
    After posting near 50 million mt in annual sales for two consecutive years, Singapore is hoping to push its bunker fuel sales even further in 2019.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
INSTITUTIONS
European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
ASSOCIATIONS
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
SHIPPING
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
SHIPPING
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
PORTS
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
SHIPPING
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
SHIPPING
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
CUSTOMS
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
CUSTOMS
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
PORTS
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
SHIPYARDS
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
TRADE
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
PORTS
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
ENVIRONMENT
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
PORTS
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
SHIPYARDS
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
LOGISTICS
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
ASSOCIATIONS
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
INFRASTRUCTURE
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
CRUISES
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
PORTS
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
PORTS
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
PORTS
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
SHIPPING
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
SAFETY & SECURITY
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
PORTS
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
ASSOCIATIONS
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
ASSOCIATIONS
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
SEAFARERS
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
INDUSTRY
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
SHIPPING
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
SEAFARERS
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
PORTS
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
PORTS
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
PORTS
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
PORTS
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
ASSOCIATIONS
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
PORTS
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
MARITIME SERVICES
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
PORTS
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
SHIPPING
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
PORTS
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
TRUCKING
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
PORTS
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
TRUCKING
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
PORTS
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
SHIPPING
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
PORTS
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
SHIPPING
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
PORTS
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
TRUCKING
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
PORTS
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
COMPANIES
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
PORTS
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
EDUCATION
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
SHIPYARDS
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
PORTS
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
PORTS
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
SHIPYARDS
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
PORTS
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
PORTS
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
ASSOCIATIONS
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
MARITIME SERVICES
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
INDUSTRY
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
SAFETY & SECURITY
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
SHIPYARDS
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
PORTS
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
COMPANIES
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
LOGISTICS
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
SHIPPING
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
DEFENCE
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
TRUCKING
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
NEWS
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
PORTS
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
INSURANCE
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
LOGISTICS
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
SHIPPING
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
EDUCATION
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
ASSOCIATIONS
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
PORTS
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
INFRASTRUCTURE
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
SHIPPING
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
PORTS
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
SHIPPING
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
SAFETY & SECURITY
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
SHIPPING
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
MARINAS
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
LOGISTICS
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
COMPANIES
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
PORTS
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
PORTS
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
PORTS
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
PORTS
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
ASSOCIATIONS
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
PORTS
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
PORTS
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
TRANSPORTATION
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
LAW
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
SAFETY & SECURITY
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
SHIPPING
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
PORTS
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
PORTS
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
LOGISTICS
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
ASSOCIATIONS
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
DEFENCE
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
ASSITERMINAL
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
PORTS
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
MEETINGS
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
INDUSTRY
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
COMPANIES
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
PORTS
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
PORTS
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
PORTS
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
PORTS
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
LEGISLATION
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
SHIPPING
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
PORTS
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
MEETINGS
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
COMPANIES
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
SHIPPING
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
PORTS
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
ASSOCIATIONS
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
ASSOCIATIONS
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
CHARITY
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
SHIPYARDS
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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